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Laws Quotes by George Washington
- The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for,…
- We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition,…
- Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive…
- The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness by reasonable compact in civil society. It was…
- Your love of liberty -- your respect for the laws -- your habits of industry -- and your practice of the moral and religious obligations,…
- I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of…
- I assure you very explicitly, that in my opinion the conscientious scruples of all men should be treated with great delicacy and tenderness: and it…
- Laws or ordinances unobserved, or partially attended to, had better never have been made.
- Freemasonry is founded on the immutable laws of Truth and Justice and its grand object is to promote the happiness of the human race.
- But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end…
- Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
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- In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources… — Julian Assange
- Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. — Francis Bacon
- Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. — Lord Acton
- Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws. — Michael Badnarik
- I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to… — Michael Badnarik
- If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold… — Abigail Adams
- The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as… — Mikhail Bakunin
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